I fell in love with soccer growing up in New York City in the 1970s. I was a fan of the
New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League (NASL). My soccer video collection
started with the original broadcasts of NASL games. I now have over 350 DVDs of NASL
games,
listed below. Here are my
Ten Favorite NASL Games

In the 1980s I started following the US National Soccer Team, and I have recorded
every US National Team match for the past 20 years. They are listed on the "Other
International Matches" section of this web site. (Just click the green circle above.)
Here is an interview I did on NPR about the history of the US National Team.
And here is an article about my quest to find a video of the
1980 USA victory over Mexico in a World Cup Qualifier.

All of these games are the complete original broadcasts. I record on
DVD. I would prefer to trade for NASL matches. However, if you have nothing to
trade, please e-mail me at DaveBrett@austin.rr.com
and I will send ordering instructions...This web site was updated August, 2014.

April 17, 1976 Sounders at St. Louis Stars..........Geoff Hurst's NASL debut
May 2, 1976 Chicago Sting at Cosmos............Classic overtime match at Yankee Stadium
June 6, 1976 Cosmos at T. Bay Rowdies..........Tampa humiliates NY 5-1!
June 9, 1976 Cosmos at Minnesota Kicks.........50,000 turn out for Pele
June 12, 1976 Cosmos at Portland Timbers........Second half only (Pele plays)
July 2, 1976 T. Bay Rowdies at Miami Toros.......Second half only
July 14, 1976 T. Bay Rowdies at Cosmos..........Wild 5-4 game at Yankee Stadium
Aug 14, 1976 T. Bay Rowdies at Portland Timbers....Second half only
1976 Toronto at Tampa Bay Rowdies - Although I only have the first half of this game on DVD, it is one of my ten favorite NASL games.

April 24, 1977 Tornado at Cosmos.........Ken Cooper stuffs Pele in the shootout!
May 8, 1977 Cosmos at Bicentennials........From the Yale Bowl in New Haven, CT
May 23, 1977 Washington Diplomats at SJ Earthquakes.......Second half only
May 29, 1977 Cosmos at T. Bay Rowdies.........Beckenbauer's NASL debut
June 5, 1977 Dallas Tornado at LA Aztecs........Great George Best game!
July 22, 1977 Diplomats at Portland Timbers.......Second half only
July 30, 1977 St. Louis Stars at T. Bay Rowdies......Second half only
Aug 6, 1977 Cosmos at Washington Diplomats.......Second half only (Pele plays)

Quarterfinal Game 1: Detroit Express at Strikers: Trevor Francis in a classic shootout

Semifinal Game 1: Tampa Bay Rowdies at Ft. Lauderdale Strikers

Semifinal Game 2: Portland Timbers at NY Cosmos - 65,000 fans

SOCCER BOWL: Tampa Bay Rowdies vs. NY Cosmos

March 24, 1979 Philadelphia Fury at Memphis Rogues - Unfortunately, the master tape is mmissing the overtime period
March 30, 1979 Tulsa Roughnecks at Sounders - Wild 4-3 game!
March 31, 1979 Rochester Lancers 0 at Philadelphia Fury 3
March 31, 1979 Cosmos 2 at San Diego Sockers 2 - The master tape is missing a few minutes of the overtime period
April 8, 1979 Cosmos at Washington Diplomats - Great game, but the master tape is missing the last two kicks in the shootout
(ugh)
April 14, 1979 Rochester Lancers 2 at Tulsa Roughnecks 5
April 21, 1979 San Jose Earthquakes at Sockers....Exciting shootout
April 22, 1979 Strikers 2 at Cosmos 3 - Marinho hat trick; 70,000 fans at the Meadowlands
April 29, 1979 Atlanta Chiefs 1 at Minnesota Kicks 4

May 4, 1979 New York Cosmos at Toronto Blizzard
May 5, 1979 San Diego Sockers 1 at Seattle Sounders 2
May 11, 1979 Rochester Lancers 0 at Vancouver Whitecaps 1 (OT)
May 12, 1979 Cosmos at Tampa Bay Rowdies - This ABC Game of the Week was a rematch of 1978 Soccer Bowl. Tampa won 3-2 in front of
40,000 fans.
May 19, 1979 T. Bay Rowdies at Aztecs......LA's "Dutch Connection"
May 20, 1979 Ft. Lauderdale Strikers 4 at Minnesota Kicks 1 - Halftime of this game featured a strange disco dance contest
May 26, 1979 Rochester Lancers 1 at Seattle Sounders 4
May 26, 1979 Philadelphia Fury 1 at Tulsa Roughnecks 4

June 9, 1979 Chicago Sting 1 at Atlanta Chiefs 4
June 9, 1979 Whitecaps at Minnesota Kicks....ABC Game of the Week
June 13, 1979 Cosmos at Tulsa Roughnecks....Winner in the closing seconds
June 16, 1979 Cosmos at Whitecaps....Vancouver dominates NY 4-1
June 20, 1979 Rochester Lancers 0 at Dallas Tornado 1
June 20, 1979 Atlanta Chiefs 1 at Seattle Sounders 0
June 24, 1979 New England Tea Men at Cosmos - A young Ricky Davis
scored his first goal (the game winner) in this game on ABC.
June 24, 1979 Philadelphia Fury 1 at Washington Diplomats 2
June 30, 1979 Portland Timbers at Sounders.....Derek Smethurst hat trick

July 1, 1979 Rochester Lancers 2 at Cosmos 5
July 7, 1979 Sting at Detroit Express......Incredible 6-5 OT game on ABC
July 7, 1979 Philadelphia Fury 2 at Houston Hurricane 4
July 11, 1979 Sting 5 at Minnesota Kicks 6 - One of the most
controversial NASL matches. The referee may have let a player take too long
in the shootout.
July 18, 1979 New England Tea Men 1 at Seattle Sounders 4
July 21, 1979 Dallas Tornado at Sounders......Overtime/Shootout
July 21, 1979 New York Cosmos 1 at Philadelphia Fury 0
July 25, 1979 Wash. Diplomats at Sounders....Overtime/Shootout
July 28, 1979 California Surf at Sounders......Steve David 2 goals
July 28, 1979 Philadelphia Fury 1 at New England Tea Men 2 - overtime
July 29, 1979 Aztecs at Diplomats....ABC Game of the Week (Cruyff)

Quarterfinal Game 2: Tulsa at Cosmos - full game and most of the mini game

Quarterfinal Game 2: Philadelphia Fury at Tampa Bay Rowdies...on ABC

Quarterfinal Game 2: Aztecs at Vancouver Whitecaps....Full game + mini game

Semifinal Game 2: Vancouver Whitecaps at New York Cosmos
I consider this the greatest match in NASL history. The DVD is nearly 3.5
hours. It includes the game, the overtime, the shootout, the mini-game, and
the shootout following the mini game.

SOCCER BOWL: Vancouver Whitecaps vs. Rowdies

March 29, 1980 Roughnecks at Houston Hurricane - Opening Day at the Astrodome
March 29, 1980 Detroit Express at Seattle Sounders

The late George Best played in these games:
1981 Cosmos at San Jose Earthquakes....Opening Day
1981 Los Angeles Aztecs at Earthquakes...Great Game!
1981 Edmonton Drillers at Earthquakes
1981 Ft. Lauderdale Strikers at Earthquakes...This is the game where
George Best scored the goal he considered the greatest of his career
1981 Calgary Boomers 3 at Earthquakes 4 - Best winner in OT
1981 Earthquakes at San Diego Sockers
1981 Earthquakes at Seattle Sounders

June 17, 1983 Cosmos at Team America - Weird Beckenbauer own-goal
June 20, 1983 Sounders at Whitecaps...First Game at BC Place
July 01, 1983 Cosmos at Chicago Sting
July 05, 1983 Chicago Sting at San Diego Sockers....Great OT Game
July 23, 1983 Cosmos at T. Bay Rowdies....Six goals in wild 2nd half

------- NASL Highlight DVD #4
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1973 NASL Season Highlight Film
1976 Soccer: New Game In Town
1979 Soccer In The USA
1979 Washington Diplomats Film
1980 Each of Giorgio Chinaglia's 50 goals
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------- NASL Highlight DVD #5
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1977 New York Cosmos Highlight Film
1978 New York Cosmos Highlight Film
1979 New York Cosmos Highlight Film
1980 New York Cosmos Highlight Film
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------- NASL Highlight DVD #6
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ABC Sports season preview shows:
1979 "Soccer Is More Than A Kick in the Grass"
1980 "The NASL: A New Decade"
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------- NASL Highlight DVD #11
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1974 Philadelphia Atoms Highlight Film
1975 Tampa Bay Rowdies Highlight Film
1984 Roughnecks '83 Season in Review
1980 NASL Soccer: The Sport of the 80s
2007
Comcast show about the 1981 Sting
1990 Nightline on the state of American soccer
----------- Two Hours -----------

I have about 40 incomplete NASL matches. They are missing either the first half
or the second half. If you want to see the full list of partial matches, just let me know. Here are some:

1967 Washington Whips 5 at Los Angeles Wolves 6 (The first championship, edited to 30 minutes but in color) 1968
Manchester City at Atlanta Chiefs (Black and White, and missing the last 6 minutes of each half and the first 10 minutes of the second
half)
1977 Playoff: Cosmos at Strikers: I have the first half and overtime of this game. I am missing the 2nd half.